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The Old Man of Coniston

Height 803 metres/2635 feet     Grid Reference SD 27237 97815     Wainwright - The Southern Fells

The highest fell in the Coniston range, often referred to as Coniston Old Man.

The Old Man of Coniston.

Looking over Levers Water to Black Sails and Wetherlam to Helvellyn and Fairfield from the summit of Coniston Old Man.

Looking across Low Water, Levers Water and Wetherlam to the eastern fells from the summit of The Old Man. The zigzag path is the popular tourist route.

The summit.

Made it! Connie, aged 5, at the summit of The Old Man of Coniston.

Casper and Angus on the summit.

Reflected Old Man above Coniston.

Date Walk
Saturday 16th February 2008

Walna Scar road - The Old Man of Coniston - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse -  Great How - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - Walna Scar road

Monday 17th December 2007

Walna Scar car park - Goat's Hawse - Goat's Water - Brim Fell - The Old Man of Coniston - Walna Scar car park

Thursday 15th November 2007

Walna Scar road - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse - Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - Walna Scar road

Friday 12th October 2007

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Wednesday 8th August 2007

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Friday 22nd June 2007

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Monday 30th April 2007

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Monday 5th February 2007

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Brim Fell - Brim Fell Rake - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Thursday 21st December 2006

Walna Scar road - Brown Pike - Buck Pike - Dow Crag - Goat's  Hawse - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse -  Great How - Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Wetherlam  - Red Dell - Boulder Valley - Walna Scar Road

Monday 16th October 2006

Walna Scar car park - Goat's Hawse - Goat's Water - The Old Man of Coniston - Walna Scar car park

Friday 4th August 2006

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Brim Fell - Brim Fell Rake - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Friday 7th July 2006

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Brim Fell - Brim Fell Rake - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Friday 17th March 2006

Coniston - Walna Scar road - Brown Pike - Buck Pike - Dow Crag - Goat's  Hawse - Coniston Old Man  - Coppermines Valley - Coniston

Thursday 9th March 2006

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Saturday 4th February 2006

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Thursday 24th November 2005

Walna Scar road - Brown Pike - Buck Pike on Seathwaite Fell - Dow Crag - Goat's  Hawse - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse -  Great How  - Swirl Band - Top of Broad Slack - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - Walna Scar road

Friday 5th August 2005

Walna Scar road - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse -  Great How - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - Walna Scar road

Monday 6th June 2005

Walna Scar car park - Boo Tarn - The Old Man of Coniston - Brim Fell - Brim Fell Rake - Low Water - Walna Scar car park

Tuesday 1st March 2005

Walna Scar car park - Low Water - The Old Man of Coniston - Goat's Hawse - Goat's Water - Walna Scar car park

Wednesday 29th December 2004

Coniston - Levers Water - Swirl Hawse - Prison Band -  Swirl How - Great Carrs - Swirl Band - Great How -  Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - The Bell - Coniston

Thursday 10th June 2004

Coniston - Walna Scar road - Brown Pike (48) - Buck Pike on Seathwaite Fell (49) - Dow Crag (50) - Goat's  Hawse - Coniston Old Man (51) - Brim Fell (52) - Levers Hawse -  Great How (53) - Grey Friar (54) - Little Carrs (55) - Hell Gill Pike (56) - Great Carrs (57) - Swirl How (58) - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Black Sails (59) - Wetherlam (60) - Coniston

17th June 2003

Coniston - Walna Scar - Brown Pike - Buck Pike - Dow Crag (46) - Coniston Old Man (47) - Brim Fell (48) - Grey Friar (49) - Great Carrs (50) - Swirl How (51) -  Wetherlam (52) - Coniston

 

 

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